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Council splits on outside-counsel appointment; moves to formalize municipal attorney role

5053365 · June 17, 2025
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Summary

A late request to appoint outside counsel in litigation failed; the council debated and moved to formalize Tom Egan’s role as municipal attorney and discussed terms for that appointment.

The council debated two separate legal staffing items on June 17: a late resolution to hire outside counsel for pending litigation and a proposal to appoint Tom Egan to a municipal attorney role with full-time hours and a discussed salary.

Outside counsel resolution fails: Administration presented a late resolution to appoint outside counsel (Mark Tabakan of the Weiner Law Group) to defend the city in a pending lawsuit. After roll-call voting the…

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